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Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle
Specifications
Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle
Category
Art, Architecture, and Design
Classification
CHENHALL - Personal Objects - Personal Gear - Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment - Pipe, Smoking
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature
Object Origin
1928-1935
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Miniature carved wood pipe.
wood
Measurements: Object:
Length: 0.5 in, Width: 0.125 in
Credit
Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.292
Display Status
On Exhibit
Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle
About: Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle
About: Miniature Smoking Pipe, Fairy Castle
This small pipe in the Drawing Room is meant to be a remembrance for Colleen’s father, Charles Morrison. Morrison played a significant role in shaping her early life and career, both in terms of her personal development and her entry into the world of entertainment. He also instilled in her a love for play and helped her build her first dollhouses at a very young age. The theme of the Drawing Room is the story of Cinderella, reflected in murals painted by George Townsend Cole, who also painted the ceiling. The floor is rose quartz with a border of green jade which was made in China and took nine months to complete. Above the shimmering floor is the diamond, emerald, and pearl chandelier which at one time, was lit with tiny electric light bulbs, the size of grains of wheat (to modernize the lighting and because these tiny light bulbs are no longer manufactured, newer LED lighting has been installed throughout the Fairy Castle). The chandelier was designed and created by H.B. Crouch, a famous jeweler and authority on antiques.
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